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Afroasiatic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Āfrī Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- Ancient Greek Ἀσίᾱ (Asíā) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek Ἀσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)der. Latin āsiāticuslbor. English Asiatic English Afroasiatic From Afro- + Asiatic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages.

Forms

Deriveds

Proto-Afroasiatic · Afroasiaticist

Synonyms

Afrasian · Hamito-Semitic · Semito-Hamitic

Translations (10)

sh afroȃzījskī (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · sh afrȃzījskī (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · gl afroasiático (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · hu afroázsiai (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · fi afroaasialainen (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · sh афроа̑зӣјскӣ (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · de afroasiatisch (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · ru афрази́йский (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · nl Afro-Aziatisch (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · sv afroasiatisk (of, pertaining to, or being a language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic)

Afroasiatic en · PROPN

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Āfrī Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English Afro- Ancient Greek Ἀσίᾱ (Asíā) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek Ἀσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)der. Latin āsiāticuslbor. English Asiatic English Afroasiatic From Afro- + Asiatic.

Meanings

1. The language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia, and including Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Egyptian, Semitic, and possibly Omotic languages.

Forms

Synonyms

Hamito-Semitic · Afrasian

Translations (5)

ga Afra-Áisic (language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · de Afroasiatisch (language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · cmn 亞非語系 /亚非语系 (language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · fi afroaasialainen kielikunta (language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic) · ja アフロ・アジア語族 (language family spoken in northern Africa and southwest Asia — see also Hamito-Semitic)